SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY

SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE III

KLA: Science Date: 14/2/17

APST FOCUS: 2.1 Content and teaching strategies of the teaching area

OUTCOME / STANDARD: Living things can be grouped on the basis ofobservablefeatures and can be distinguished from non-living things(ACSSU04

Use a range of methods including tables and simple column graphs to representdataand to identify patterns and trends(ACSIS068)

OBJECTIVE / LEARNING INTENTION: As a result of this lesson students will be able to identify features of living things that can distinguish them from non-living thin

3.1 &3.2 Background / Cultural / Prior Knowledge: Students have been learning about the difference between living and non-living things.

3.3 Knowledge integration: HSIE ENGLISH MATHS PDHPE SCIENCE & TECH CAPA

SIGNIFICANCE:

3.4 Inclusivity Deep knowledge

3.5 Connectedness 1.2 Deep understanding

3.6 Narrative 1.3 Problematic knowledge

Timing

INTRODUCTION:

Have A & E hand out science books.

Review the journal entries with students.

Review classification knowledge.

BODY:

10 mins Ask questions:

How do we find out if it is living?

When we want to find something living what do we look for?

When we want to find something non - living what do we look for?

E & A to hand out worksheet.

Show students pictures on the IWB of living things.

Next slide have resource 3 worksheet.

 Do first column together using a living example from previous slide.

Discuss reproduction. An animal reproduces by having babies and a plant creates seeds or grows a

ASK can a plant move on its own?

30 mins Show timelapse of plant moving.

Students to complete remaining 3 columns of worksheet on their own. Time 10 minutes.

Review the results for each and claim and conclude whether it is true for all living things. Create an

CONCLUSION/REFLECTION:

Explain that I will call out names of things and they have to sit down if it is living and stand if it is n

Students to swap the worksheet with another pair in the room and discuss whether they think the o

5 mins

Supervising teacher: Date: